Maureen
@Maureen
465 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Rex
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almost 5 years ago
Disney is investing big in streaming. Here's why
Disney is investing big in streaming. Here's whyDisney+ has arrived to try and reshape the streaming landscape. CNN Business' Frank Pallotta explains how and what it all could mean for Disney's other businesses.Source: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:The Walt Disney Com...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marjory
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almost 5 years ago
A company that sold encrypted phones was run by crime lords
A company that sold encrypted phones was run by crime lordsYou’ve probably heard the idiom of the fox guarding the hen house — but how about the one of the encrypted phone company run by drug lords?Okay, that’s obviously not an idiom, but it’s a true story chronicled by V...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Abbie
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almost 5 years ago
Trevor Noah goes after the vaping industry, doesn't hold back
Trevor Noah goes after the vaping industry, doesn't hold backWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Trevor Noah • Electronic cigarette •
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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almost 5 years ago
Why Multicultural Marketing Needs Machine Learning and Facial Tracking
Why Multicultural Marketing Needs Machine Learning and Facial TrackingMarketers in 2019 will find it hard to be successful without understanding the cultural transformation that’s happening in this country. Between 2012 and 2017, the US multicultural population – Hispanic...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Garnet
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almost 5 years ago
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on Crypto, China, and Fixing the Web
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on Crypto, China, and Fixing the WebPatrick Collison, cofounder of online payment system Stripe, thinks that even with its wide-ranging and well-documented problems, the internet is still amazing.“The key question—why aren’t things getting bett...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Oren
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almost 5 years ago
It's Time to Rethink Your Data—Including Your Smell Data
It's Time to Rethink Your Data—Including Your Smell DataWe don’t mean to be impolite, but—your personal data is showing. It’s everywhere. Facebook and Google and Amazon and a million other companies scoop it up and then dish it out, for billions of dollars, to advertisers...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Kari
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almost 5 years ago
Zuckerberg on Chinese censorship: Is that the internet we want?
Is that the internet we want? – TechCrunchChina is exporting its social values, political ads are an important part of free expression and the definition of dangerous speech must be kept in check, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued today in a speech at Georgetown Unive...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Josiah
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almost 5 years ago
Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia
Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi ArabiaSAN FRANCISCO — Ali Alzabarah was an engineer who rose through the ranks at Twitter to a job that gave him access to personal information and account data of the social media service’s millions of users.Ahmad Ab...continued
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Minnie
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almost 5 years ago
What to Say When a Job Interviewer Asks For a Long-Term Commitment
What to Say When a Job Interviewer Asks For a Long-Term CommitmentDuring a typical job interview, you can usually expect to answer familiar questions like “What are your strengths?” or “Why exactly do you want to work here?” Occasionally, you might also field not-so-legal...continued
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Joe
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almost 5 years ago
Shopify expands into email marketing
Shopify expands into email marketing – TechCrunchShopify continues to expand beyond its core e-commerce platform with a new product called Shopify Email.Shopify’s chief product officer Craig Miller and director of product for marketing technology Michael Perry gave me a q...continued
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Jarod
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almost 5 years ago
Teach Your Kids About the World With This Animated Series
Teach Your Kids About the World With This Animated SeriesIf your kid has a wide range of interests—and a short attention span—they’ll probably be into Triviatopia, a series of educational animated videos on YouTube about everything from science, history and art to technol...continued
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Maureen
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almost 5 years ago
Ambition (YC W14) Hiring Site Reliability Engineer
Careers - Site Reliability EngineerAmbition is looking to hire our first Site Reliability Engineer to work directly alongside our CTO. This is an opportunity to join a small, veteran team where you'll establish SRE best practices in-addition to building/improving SRE tool...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Arvid
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almost 5 years ago
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine explains how startups can help with Artemis Moon missions
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine explains how startups can help with Artemis Moon missions – TechCrunchAt this week’s International Astronautical Congress, where the space industry, international space agencies and researchers from around the world convene to discuss th...continued
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Ismael
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almost 5 years ago
Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers
Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers – TechCrunchDanielle Bernstein is just 27 years old, but she’s been running her own business for 10 years. First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat. Next she ...continued
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Alexie
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almost 5 years ago
APPLY NOW: Insider Inc. is hiring business and tech reporters in New York and San Francisco
Insider Inc. is hiring business and tech reporters in SF and NYInsider Inc. has a number of editorial openings across both Business Insider and INSIDER. If you're interested in joining a fast-paced, growing newsroom, apply at the links provided below. Unless otherwise sta...continued
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Maureen
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almost 5 years ago
Is it the Duty of Historians to Correct National Mythologies?
History is, to some extent, inescapably nationalist Colin Kidd, Professor of History, University of St Andrews Historians as an academic profession get by without a Hippocratic Oath. There are no prescribed duties. But various market-like mechanisms serve to keep us hones...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Garnet
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almost 5 years ago
Brazilian mobile phone insurance technology startup Pitzi is now worth over $100 million
Brazilian mobile phone insurance technology startup Pitzi is now worth over $100 million – TechCrunchWith roughly one million customers across Brazil and a new round of financing, the mobile phone insurance provider Pitzi now finds itself with a $100 million valuation.The...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Elian
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almost 5 years ago
What Are the Biggest Challenges Technology Must Overcome in the Next 10 Years?
What Are the Biggest Challenges Technology Must Overcome in the Next 10 Years?Gizmodo, io9, and Earther look back at our passing decade and look ahead at what kind of future awaits us in the next ten years.Technology’s fine—I definitely like texting, and some of the shows...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Giovanni
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almost 5 years ago
Cervest raises £3.7M for Earth Science AI platform to predict climate effects
Cervest raises £3.7M for Earth Science AI platform to predict climate effects – TechCrunchClimate risk, including extreme events and the related pressures our environment, are fundamentally affecting the way businesses and governments operate — both tactically and strateg...continued
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Clarissa
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almost 5 years ago
Amazon now sells movie tickets in India
Amazon now sells movie tickets in India – TechCrunchAmazon has set its eye on the next business it wants to disrupt in its key overseas market India: online movie tickets. The e-commerce giant said Saturday it has partnered with local online movie ticketing giant BookMySh...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Kristina
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almost 5 years ago
Maker Business Spotlight: Aide Memoire Jewelry
Maker Business Spotlight: Aide Memoire JewelrySenior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.I'd always love to hear abo...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Oren
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almost 5 years ago
Google Search will stop indexing Flash content this year
Google Search will stop indexing Flash content this yearThe goal of Google Search is to prioritize the best content that's relevant to your query. Since Flash content used to be a draw, Search would give points to pages featuring the technology, similar to how pages with ...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Garnet
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almost 5 years ago
Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing
Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound MarketingWhen I talk with most marketers about how they generate leads and fill the top of their sales funnel, most say outbound marketing.However, in 2019, a lot of innovative and successful businesses are actually embracing the art of inbo...continued
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Maureen
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almost 5 years ago
Steelers' Chickillo on active roster; probe ongoing
10:14 AM ETPITTSBURGH -- The NFL has removed Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo from the commissioner's exempt list, the team announced Thursday morning.As a member of the active roster, he can play and practice."The League will continue to conduct an investigation of ...continued
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Maureen upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Rahsaan
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almost 5 years ago
The sandwich that eats like a meal
The sandwich that eats like a meal / Boing BoingWhy not pour gas into that gopher hole? Facebook user Brandon Ftacek shares this fantastic demonstration of just one of the many potential pitfalls you may encounter when using gasoline and rapid combustion to control your l...continued
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